Joe Thomas is done for the season. Whether he's finished with a Hall of Fame career won't be decided for several months.

The Browns confirmed Monday that Thomas suffered a torn left triceps in Sunday's game vs. the Titans, ending his streak of consecutive snaps played at 10,363. Thomas spoke with reporters later Monday, saying he'll first focus on getting healthy and won't make any decisions on his football future until 2018.

“I think that is a decision that is best to be talked about in the offseason,” Thomas said. “Right now is obviously too soon after the injury and before the surgery. You have no idea how the rehab or the surgery is going to go. For me, talking about the last few years of my career, that decision about do I continue to play or do I retire is something that I have always left up to the offseason because it does take some time to get away from football and have reflection and discussions with family … just figure out what the next step would be of my career and if it is the right time to continue or if it is time to hang it up.

“Right now, it is too early to make any decisions, obviously. You go through a range of emotions after an injury like that. Like I said, it is the most fair to myself and my teammates to just wait until after the season to really kind of sit down with my family and kind of discuss what the future looks like.”

Thomas, the Browns' oldest player, turns 33 in December. He's under contract through 2018 but has spoken honestly over the last few seasons about discussing his football future with his family before each season, the strain on his body and the work he puts in each week to get ready to play. He said, too, that although he immediately knew he'd suffered a serious injury, he believed the torn triceps was a result of years of strain he'd place on the muscle.

He's right not to make any bold statements or rash decisions because he's still dealing with the shock factor, too. Sunday, Thomas said the whole thing was “kind of an out-of-body experience,” and Monday said he was still trying to process the situation. He said he believed surgery was planned for Tuesday but wasn't sure that had even been finalized.

“It is definitely surreal,” Thomas said. “Obviously, you don’t ever expect to be injured, but as a football player you have to always understand the realities of the violent sport that we play and that at any moment it could be taken away from you.

“I think in the back of your mind you are always prepared for it, but you are not always ready for it. It has kind of been a whirlwind 24 hours here, and I have mainly just kind of been focusing on what to do from a medical standpoint, from surgery, trying to get ready for my rehab, just kind of focusing on that. I don't think everything has really set in just yet.”

The Browns officially placed Thomas on injured-reserve Monday evening. Hue Jackson said Spencer Drango, who replaced Thomas after he suffered the injury in the third quarter Sunday, would likely remain at left tackle this week, and then the team would assess its options after next week's bye.

Thomas' streak of 10 consecutive Pro Bowl appearances will come to an end. He's one of just five players in NFL history to be selected to the Pro Bowl in his first 10 seasons, and his streak of 167 consecutive starts was the fourth-longest in league history.

Zac Jackson is a Browns writer for The Athletic Cleveland. He is also the host of the 'A to Z' podcast alongside Andre Knott. Previously, Zac covered the Browns for Fox Sports Ohio and worked for Pro Football Talk. Follow Zac on Twitter @AkronJackson.